Federally approved BI, CAC, CADI, DD and EW waiver plans, Alternative Care (AC) program (Minn. Stat. §256B.0913), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This page includes CDCS unbundled service category policy. When a person transitions to the unbundled CDCS service categories, they will use the policy on this page.

For information about who must use this new policy, refer to the Dec. 10, 2024, eList announcement.

A support planner must comply with the DHS support planner service standards described on this page when providing support planning services. For more information about services and roles, refer to:

This page provides information about standards for:

Standard

The support planner must perform support planner services according to established CDCS policy, self-direction principles, federally approved waiver plans and the written work agreement established between the person and the support planner.

Requirements for understanding concepts and philosophies

The support planner should have a basic understanding of:

1. Aging and disability issues and/or health/medical conditions, including:

2. CDCS policy, including:

3. Consumer-directed service models and philosophy.

4. Minnesota’s publicly funded programs and service systems, including information about:

5. Roles and responsibilities of:

Service requirements

The support planner must ensure services:

Documentation

The support planner must maintain their own documentation related to support planner services for five years in the event of a DHS audit.

Assessments and reassessments

As a service provider per Minn. Stat. §256B.0911, subd. 3d, the support planner cannot attend a person’s screenings, assessments or reassessments.

Standard

The support planner must perform support planner services according to ethical guidelines.

Communication requirements

The support planner must:

Accountability requirements

The support planner must:

Conflicts of interest

The support planner must avoid actual, potential or perceived conflict-of-interest situations. A conflict of interest is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests (financial, emotional or otherwise), one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation of the person or organization. This includes situations where financial or other personal or professional considerations compromise a person’s objectivity, professional judgment, professional integrity and/or ability to perform their responsibilities.

This could include financial interests, personal relationships, family relationships, outside activities (e.g., consulting or other business associations) and gifts.

Mandated reporting

Support planners are mandated reporters under the Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults Act and Maltreatment of Minors Act. For more information, refer to:

Professional boundary requirements

The support planner must:

1. Maintain professional boundaries in the participant-support planner relationship by avoiding dual relationships with people and their families, including, but not limited to:

2. Direct people to the lead agency (i.e., case manager/care coordinator) or other appropriate resources when they request assistance outside of the scope of support planner services.

3. Only perform functions for which the support planner has established competence.

4. Respect and assist people’s choices that include, but are not limited to cultural and/or religious issues related to CDCS.

The support planner cannot:

Standard

The support planner must facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of a self-directed plan that supports the person’s values and choices.

The CDCS CSP submitted to the lead agency must include required components as outlined in section 4 of the CDCS Lead Agency Operations Manual, DHS-4270 (PDF).

Requirements

When developing the CSP, the support planner must:

The support planner’s specific duties are based on the written work agreement established between the person and the support planner. As documented on the written work agreement, the support planner’s tasks might (but are not required to) include helping the person:

Standard

The support planner must teach the person how to self-direct and self-advocate when developing and implementing a plan for CDCS services according to their personal goals and preferences.

Requirements

During the CSP development process, the support planner should be able to teach the person about:

The support planner must:

Standard

The support planner must respect and keep all participant information confidential.

Requirements

To maintain the person’s privacy rights, the support planner must:

Standard

The support planner must be knowledgeable about and respectful of the history, traditions, values and family systems of people from various ethnic, cultural, racial, religious, disability and sexual orientation groups.

Requirements

The support planner must:

Standard

The support planner must ensure all services billed are within the scope of the DHS support planner standards.

Requirements

The support planner must:

The support planner cannot bill for work/tasks/time:

Billing exception for CSP development

If approved by the lead agency, a support planner can help develop a person’s CSP before the person’s final selection of CDCS. Under these circumstances, the support planner will receive payment only when the plan is approved, effective the date the lead agency authorizes CDCS services.